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Photon OS 5.0: Openssh PHSA-2024-5.0-0307

critical Nessus Plugin ID 204246

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the openssh package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?205d7ab7

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 204246

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2024-5_0-0307_openssh.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Published: 7/24/2024

Updated: 10/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.34

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6387

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 8.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:openssh

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6387

IAVA: 2024-A-0375-S